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Brightness Falls from the Air
Brightness Falls from the Air
Author: James Tiptree Jr.
Sixteen humans have come together on Damiem, a distant world where a dream was once stolen and atrocities once took place. They have gathered to view the last rising of a manmade nova, the passing testament to an unhallowed war. — Soon time will warp and masks will be shed. — Soon, some will die and others kill. Soon some will lie, and others go m...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812556254
ISBN-10: 0812556259
Publication Date: 4/1986
Pages: 382
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Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Haven't read it? You should! Combines sf and suspense well. Understand the human side of aliens better than before.

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Tiptree's novel of a paradise profaned and of its defense against a second fall is luminous and affecting, but is flawed by a too-large cast of characters and a somewhat muddled resolution. Still a great read.


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